Chapter6WaterTalk(Reading1stperiod)Topic:TheWaterCycleSchool/Class:XiwaiInternationalSchool,Grade8,Class1Teacher:HeWenwenTeachingAims:1.Tohelpthestudentslearnthekeyphrasesbymeansofpeer-learning.2.Toenablethestudentstogetfamiliarwiththeprocessinthewatercyclewiththehelpofthemap.3.Topracticethestudents’speakingabilitiesbysummarizingandtheroleplay.4.Toarousethestudents’awarenessofsavingwater.TeachingAids:Multi-media,taperecorder,hand-outsTeachingDifficulties:1.Namesofdifferentplacesintheprocessofthewatercycle(e.g.reservoir,watertreatmentworks,sewageplant)2.Verbphrases(e.gfloat;drop…into…;speeddown;carry…into…;travel;getcleanedup;give…athoroughcleaning;add…to;finishwith,pump…into)TeachingProcedure:I.Warming-up1)Guessthenameofapicture‘TheWaterCubeOlympicStadium’.2)Answersomequestionsaccordingtoavideoshowaboutthewatercycle.II.Presentation1)Tellwherewecanfindwaterinourdailylife.2)Learnnamesofdifferentplaces:reservoir,watertreatmentworks,sewageplant.3)Listentothetapeandtakenotesoftheimportantwords.4)Readthepassageonthetextbookandfillinthenamesofplacesonthemap.5)Discussingroupstofindthekeyverbphrases.6)Learnsomekeyverbphrasesanddoablank-fillingexercise.7)Summarizetheprocessofthewatercyclewithkeyphrasesandthenamesofplaceslisted.8)Performaroleplay:Aninterviewaboutthewatercycle.III.Product1.Studentshaveaclearmindofwhatthewatercycleisandhowitworks.2.Studentscometorealizethevalueofsavingwaterandfeelresponsiblefordoingso.IV.Assignment1.Copythenewwordsandphrases.2.Writeashortparagraphtodescribetheprocessofthewatercycle.3.Readtheparagraphs6~11andreciteit.Task1:WatchavideoandAnswerquestions.1.Drizzleisa______________.A.tinywaterdropB.bigwaterdropC.acupofwater2.HowmanyplaceshasDrizzlebeeninthevideo?A.5B.6C.7D.83.Nameasmanyoftheseplacesasyoucan.___________________________________________Task2:Discussingroupsandfillintheblanksinthemap.Task3:Choosetherightverbphrasesandfillintheblanks.speddown,floating,enjoying,dropped…into…Mr.Drizzlewas__漂浮__inthecloudsand__欣赏__theviews.Thentheclouds_把…掉落_him______astream.Andhe__加速__掉落_themountain.relaxed,carried…to,traveled,took…to,TheYangtzeRiver_把…带到__him_____areservoir.He__休息_thereandthenranintotheHuangRiver.Thejourney把…带去him___awatertreatmentworks.finished…with,gave,pump…into..,added…to,They_____himathoroughcleaningand____afewchemicals_____him.Thenhetraveledinthepipesunderthestreets.Afterpeoplehave____________water,hellgotoasewageplant.Thenpeoplewill______him_______theriver.
